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Rural carriers often use their own vehicles and are not required to wear a uniform. Because of urbanization around cities and because rural carriers deliver mail at less cost to the Postal Service, the rural carrier craft is the only craft in the Postal Service that is growing.
Rural carriers are responsible for furnishing all vehicle equipment necessary for safe and prompt handling of the mail, [7] unless a USPS-owned/leased vehicle is assigned to the route. (If a USPS-owned/leased vehicle is assigned to the route, relief carriers may be requested, but not required, to furnish a vehicle during emergency situations).
Because of the differences in the handling and delivery of mail in rural areas, rural letter carriers often follow different regulatory standards from urban postal workers; for example, rural postal delivery workers may not be required to wear a uniform and may be allowed to use their own vehicles rather than driving a postal truck. In Canada ...
The USPS and a union representing city carriers struck a tentative deal on a new contract Friday. The deal sees COLA adjustments and raises with a requirement that new vehicles have air conditioning.
Spec §1.1 Vehicles were required to be able to maintain a speed of 65 mph (105 km/h) on level roads, accelerating to that speed within 35 seconds. In addition, vehicles were required to maintain 45 mph (72 km/h) on a 2.5% grade and be capable of stopping on such a grade, and then ascend a 20% grade in both forward and reverse. [9]: Spec §3.4
The current postal vehicles — the Grumman Long Life Vehicle, dating to 1987 — have made good on their name, outlasting their projected 25-year lifespan. But they’re well overdue for replacement.
The U.S. Postal Service said the proposed changes would go into effect in 2025. One critic calls it a "recipe for a death spiral." USPS says some rural mail delivery could get slower amid cost cuts
Because the United States Postal Service owns more than 100,000 Grumman LLVs, of which most have reached the end of their lifespan, the USPS has been preparing to replace the LLVs. In fiscal year 2009, the USPS spent $524 million to repair and retrofit its fleet of Grumman LLVs, and estimated that it would cost $4.2 billion to replace the ...